Catching Up and Finishing Up the Year

Hello Winners,

I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday season as much as we are in our family. We did our traveling before the holiday this year so by the time Christmas day rolled around we found ourselves comfortably nestled all snug in our own beds. It has been several years since we've experienced this on Christmas morning and oh it was wonderful. I'm sure those of you who have places you normally travel to during the holiday season can relate.

At the risk of appearing lazy, I'll be wrapping up comments for the last few shows into this one entry. December 12th show - good times with Tere Drenth. She had a lot of good suggestions for saving money and managing money from her Everything Budgeting Book. The piece we did about Santa's mailbag got a lot of responses. As promised on the show, here is the URL for that group - a great bunch of folks. http://santasmailbag.org/.

December 26th we aired a conversation with Robin Aronson and Melissa Clark authors of The Skinny: How to Fit Into Your Little Black Dress Forever. On the bookstore shelves, the book is a taller, but narrowish book, bright pink color with figure of a skinny black dress on the front cover. You can't miss it. I've been wondering how to fit into a black dress for quite some time so I just had to interview these two. KIDDING !!! We've been getting requests for more fitness related interviews and this was a specific suggestion we received so we followed up on it. Melissa and Robin were a lot of fun to chat with. Listen carefully to the show and you'll hear one of Robin's children speaking with her during the interview. Lots of fun. As always, if you have suggestions for authors you feel we should interview for the show, send us an email about it, drgrow@personalbestradio.org.

To all the listeners who sent a message asking what I got my wife for Christmas ( I told her on the air on the December 19th show that she may as well stop asking because I'm not telling.) She's been wanting a table-top water dispenser for a few months. I got her one for Christmas. Don't roll your eyes, it was something she really wanted. The water fountain at her office is way on the other end of the building on the floor where she works. I know, I know... how unromatic is that but hey, its exactly what she's been wanting and in our home, that counts for a lot. Continuing along the practical lines she got me a suit caddy, an item to hang my suit on the evening before I need it. Like Paula with the water cooler, I've been wanting one of these for quite some time. When I unwrapped the box, I couldn't contain my excitement. Silly? Maybe, but it was a great time for us. Our children received a new Wii console from Santa. Apparently billions of other children did too this Christams so along with them, our children are now part of the Wii nation.

Wrapping up '07, take some time this week to evaluate where you are in life and where you want to be. Make 2008 your year. Create a plan, carry out your plan and enjoy the results. You all know the phrase.

Dream big dreams, and make them happen.

Dr. Grow

December 5, 2007 Shown Notes

Okay, I'll put a bit more in here than the show notes. I'm sure you've all noticed its been awhile since I've put an entry in here. The shows have gone on but life got a bit hectic on me so the blogs have lagged a bit. I'll see if I can keep up now.

The Caring for Kids benefit event was a lot of fun. The keynote address got recorded but the quality on the upload isn't so hot. Apologies for that. I'm guessing I'll be giving the same message at other events coming up so I'll see about getting a bit better recording online. In the meantime, enjoy, because its still a good message.

Christmas is coming and I'm so excited. Ever had one of those Christmases where the stuff you're buying for your children is so cool you look forward to playing with the stuff yourself? It'll be one of those days at our place. Looking forward to it. Sorry kids, I know you read this blog sometimes. No way am I giving away any clues here!

Dream big dreams everyone!

Dr. Grow